UACFOOTBALL -- It's another college football Saturday that includes all nine members of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) hitting the competition field. After last Saturday's single game league opener, this week's ledger features a pair of conference clashes along with three other contests pitting UAC squads against nationally-ranked FCS opponents.

NOTEWORTHY
- In the latest FCS National Rankings, the UAC saw six different squads earning votes with four teams landing in a single Top 25 list for the second week in a row... Tarleton State maintained the UAC's highest ranking by locking down the No. 3 spot in both polls (AFCA and StatsPerform)... Abilene Christian had its name listed No. 14 (StatsPerform) and No. 15 (AFCA) while Austin Peay was also ranked in both polls (18th StatsPerform/ 20th AFCA). After remaining undefeated on the season, West Georgia moved up to a No. 22-ranking by StatsPerform and was the top team receiving votes not in the poll for AFCA. Central Arkansas and EKU were the other league programs garnering votes in this week's polls

- Week 3 Recap: In the conference opener for 2025, the Texans went on the road and posted a near flawless performance in a victory over UCA on "The Stripes"... The Wolves mounted an impressive second half comeback and scored the winning in the closing seconds for a non-conference win over ETSU... UNA secured its first win of the year with an explosive offensive outing against Northeastern State while the Govs amassed 700 yards of total offense in their dominating victory over Morehead State

- In what might be considered an FCS "Game of the Week" candidate, a pair of nationally ranked UAC squads square off in the Lone Star State as No. 14/15 Abilene Christian (1-2) hosts No. 18/20 Austin Peay (2-1) for an early litmus test under the big and bright stars of Texas

- The other key conference tilt pits No. 22 West Georgia (3-0) and their undefeated record against an always competitive EKU (1-2) team, with both programs looking to collect a victory in their league opener

- North Alabama (1-2) hopes to build on the momentum of their home win when they travel to face No. 4/6 ranked Illinois State... Central Arkansas (1-2, 0-1 UAC) will also meet a ranked team on the road as the Bears head to the West Coast and a game versus No. 22/24 Sacramento State... For a second straight week, Southern Utah (1-2) competes against a nationally-ranked foe in a late night clash with No. 9 UC Davis
 
- Utah Tech (0-3) welcomes Northern Iowa to St. George for an evening match-up as the Trailblazers play their first unranked opponent of the season

- The only undefeated FCS team with four wins, No. 3 Tarleton State (4-0) returns home to compete for a fifth straight week as Chattanooga travels to Stephenville for a Saturday night shootout

- For a third consecutive season the UAC had a member squad compete in Week 0 on national television as No. 8/10 Tarleton State blanked Portland State, 42-0, on ESPN2. The win marked the first shutout performance for an FCS team in Week 0 history... The league owns a 2-2 mark in Week 0 play

- Heading into the 2025 season, UAC lineups include a trio of players listed on national award watch lists with Tarleton State QB Victor Gabalis named to the Walter Payton Award list along with a pair of defensive standouts, Lando Brown of Southern Utah and Abilene Christian's Will Shaffer, part of the Buck Buchanan Award list... Gabalis (Offensive) and Shaffer (Defensive) were tabbed the preseason Player of the Year choices by the conference coaches.

- In its brief three-year history, UAC Football has already produced THREE FCS over FBS wins: TSU over Army, 30-27 2OT and APSU defeated MTSU, 34-14 this season | SUU topped UTEP, 27-24 OT in 2024... The UAC now boasts THREE wins over a ranked non-conference FCS foe: ACU over #23 SFA, 28-20 and UWG over #22 Nicholls, 34-10 this season | EKU defeated #16 SEMO, 41-38, in 2023... Additionally, the league owns a pair of FCS Playoff wins in 2024 by the Wildcats and Texans